Thursday, March 3, 2016

Another Step Closer

This week may have been the longest of my life. It´s really
exciting to be with my new companion. He´s very different from my
trainer. We both don´t have a lot of experience in our missions and we
have to work together to be understood sometimes.

Yummy Argentine hamburgers with Elder Sender.

On
Wednesday, we had a missionary broadcast for our area of Argentina.
Elder Bednar, an Apostle of the church taught of the importance of
acting in faith. All that we do should be in faith, meaning that we
should first believe that God has power to help us, and then we do all
that we can afterward. We read the Book of Mormon and go to church with
the intention to act on what we learn. We also pray, with the intention
to do what we say. For example, he told us, we pray "Heavenly Father,
after this meeting, we are going to go help those who couldn`t come to
church today. We only ask that you will help us not all go to the same
house!" When we show God we are willing to do, or to act in faith, there
are miracles. This idea completely changed our invitations during
lessons. "Will you read this book and pray to know it is true? When you
do know, will you act on your answer and be baptized?" This comitment is
difficult, but powerful and those who are ready will accept it.

Empenadas we made! Eggs and meat.

We´ve
seen many miracles and God is guiding us here. I have felt the Holy
Ghost guiding me in many lessons, helping me know what to say.

Sunday, I got to sit next to an investigator that lives in the sister`s area during Sunday
school. I helped her understand how to use the scriptures and asked her
questions to help her learn and understand better. She began
participating in the lesson and sharing thoughts with the class. It was
so great!

Six wild horses on the chapel grounds Sunday. Not something you see every day in the States!

I know that I am weak. I feel really awkward
sometimes as a missionary and have a lot of anxiety. I learned in my
studies that anxiety is like empty hope, hope without faith. It`s "I
want this now" and "I don`t know if things will be okay." However, I
know that if we do all we know how to do and really want to do what is
right, God will make everything okay. I am happy to serve Him and I am
doing my very best!